UM Summer Baseball Update - Three Hurricanes Named Cape Cod All-Stars
July 24, 2007
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – – University of Miami rising juniors first baseman Yonder Alonso, right fielder Dennis Raben and center fielder Blake Tekotte have been selected to the 2007 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star eastern division roster. Raben and Alonso are listed as starters while Tekotte is a reserve for the team.
The 45th annual CCBL All-Star Game is presented by the leading banks of Cape Cod — Bank of America, TD Banknorth, Eastern Bank, Cape Cod Cooperative Bank, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank and Citizens Bank — for the fifth straight year and is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 28.
Alonso and Tekotte have helped the Brewster Whitecaps to a 16-14 record while Raben’s Orleans Cardinals are third in the eastern division at 18-15. Alonso and Raben will also represent the eastern division in the Baseball Express Home Run Hitting Contest.
Alonso is hitting .321 leading the Whitecaps with 35 hits, 10 doubles and two home runs in 33 games. He has a team-high 30 walks and 51 total bases. He owns a .468 on-base percentage while slugging .468. He ranks in the top 10 in the CCBL in batting average, second in doubles (10) and leads the league in on-base percentage.
Tekotte leads the CCBL in stolen bases with 18 in 32 games. He’s hitting .252 with 29 hits, a team-high 23 runs scored and 38 total bases. Raben leads the CCBL with 29 RBI and is tied for second in the league with six home runs. He has six doubles, two triples and six home runs for the Cardinals while hitting .272 with a team-best 59 total bases and 31 hits. He’s also scored 22 times and ranks fifth in the league in slugging percentage (.518) in 33 games.
The Home Run Hitting Contest will be held prior to the game and is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. p.m. The game will be broadcast live on National Public Radio. UM fans can access the game through a link on www.capecodbaseball.org.
What’s been happening in the Cape Cod Baseball League
- Alonso was named the Coca Cola Player of the Week after having a good week three for the Brewster Whitecaps. Alonso had a 3-for-4, four-RBI performance against the Hyannis Mets. Alonso’s two home runs in that game, a solo shot and a three-run blast, helped lift the Whitecaps to an 8-4 victory. Alonso was hot at the plate for the week, hitting .400 in five games.
- Five UM players have been representing the Hurricanes in the league. Besides Alonso, Tekotte and Raben, rising sophomores Mark Sobolewski and Ryan Jackson have been contributors to their respective teams. Sobolewski is playing with Raben for the Orleans Cardinals while Jackson plays for the Hyannis Mets. Jackson has started all 32 games at shortstop for the Mets collecting 20 hits, seven runs and 12 RBI while hitting .187. Sobolewski has played 29 games for the Cardinals mostly at third base. He has 18 hits, five doubles, nine RBI and 23 total bases while hitting .178.
- UM had a little bad news when outfielder Dave DiNatale suffered an injury in a game for the Bourne Braves. DiNatale is out for the rest of the summer season, but will be back for fall ball for the Hurricanes.
Other Hurricanes in Summer League Baseball
- RHP Kyle Bellamy leads the New York Collegiate Baseball League with nine saves in 14 appearances for the Geneva Red Wings. Bellamy is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA including 21 strikeouts in 18 innings. Opponents are hitting just .149 against him. Geneva is third in the western division at 22-15. Bellamy was selected a NYCBL Western Division All-Star and took part in the all-star game in July. Three Hurricanes have helped the Luray Wranglers to a 23-16 record and third-place standing in the Valley Baseball League in Virginia this summer.
- Brothers Carlos and David Gutierrez along with LHP Teddy Kaufman have combined to throw 69 innings for the Wranglers. David has appeared in 10 games going 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA. He’s struck out 28 in 30 innings while opponents are hitting just .160 against him. Carlos has tossed 21.2 innings while going 2-2 with a 3.32 ERA in five starts. Kaufman is 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA. He has 12 strikeouts in 17.1 innings, but opponents are hitting just .217 against him.
- RHP Michael Rudman is playing in the Coastal Plains League for the Wilmington Sharks. Rudman has eight appearances with a 3.78 ERA. He has 18 strikeouts in 16.2 innings. Outfielder Jonathan Weislow had played in 11 games for the Sharks before hurting his ankle. He’s taken the rest of the summer off but will be back in the fall.
